Whenever Chris Stiasen learns about a police officer or a firefighter’s death, he sells doughnuts at Lynbrook-based Doughology to raise funds for the victim’s family. If the deceased were a police officer, he said, he would sell blue-striped doughnuts, and if the victim were a firefighter, he would sell red-striped doughnuts.

Lynbrook station improvements on tap in spring

Starting in May, Long Island Rail Road commuters will pay more per ride, after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted on Feb. 27 to increase fares. The Lynbrook station is due for repairs, starting in spring.

Lynbrook School District administrators presented the Board of Education with their $88 million budget plan for the 2019-20 school year on Feb. 27. If approved, the budget would be 3.33 percent, or about $2.8 million, larger than the district’s 2018-19 spending plan.

Rami Malek and Olivia Colman did not just receive Oscars on Feb. 24 — they and everyone else who went to the after party at the 91st annual awards show also brought home Nazia Aibani’s homemade ghee butter.

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